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Legion Archon
Despite their flaming blades and heavy armor, legion archons are the diplomats of peace among the archons, preferring justice via compromise and mutual benefit rather than justice by the sword. Nonetheless, when forced to fight against fiendish powers—especially fiends that embody the sin of wrath—legion archons don’t hesitate in battle, mounting offensives under divine commanders like Iomedae.
Recall Knowledge - Celestial
(
Religion
)
: DC 23
Legion Archon
Creature 7
LG
Medium
Archon
Celestial
Source
Bestiary pg. 28
Perception
+15; darkvision
Languages
Celestial
,
Draconic
,
Infernal
;
tongues
Skills
Acrobatics
+13,
Athletics
+14,
Diplomacy
+16,
Intimidation
+16,
Religion
+13,
Survival
+14
Str
+5,
Dex
+2,
Con
+4,
Int
+1,
Wis
+2,
Cha
+5
Items
full plate
AC
27,
Fort
+17,
Ref
+11,
Will
+15; +1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP
100;
Resistances
fire 15;
Weaknesses
evil 10
Menacing Guardian
(
aura
,
divine
,
enchantment
) 30 feet. Enemies that start their turn in the area or enter it must attempt a DC 23 Will save. On a failure, they take a –1 status penalty to attack rolls, spell rolls, and damage rolls against any other target while in the aura for 24 hours or until they damage the archon, whichever comes first. On a critical failure, they can’t use hostile actions against any other target while in the area for 24 hours or until they damage the archon, whichever comes first. Regardless of the result, a creature is then temporarily immune to further menacing guardian auras for 24 hours.
Retributive Strike
A legion archon can also make a Retributive Strike by throwing its flame of justice.
Speed
30 feet, fly 60 feet
Melee
flame of justice +18 (
magical
,
versatile P
),
Damage
2d10+5 slashing plus 1d6 fire and 1d6 good
Ranged
flame of justice +15 (
magical
,
range increment 30 feet
,
versatile P
),
Damage
2d10+5 slashing plus 1d6 fire and 1d6 good
Divine Innate Spells
DC 24;
4th
dimension door
(at will);
1st
true strike
(x3);
Cantrips
(4th)
light
,
message
;
Constant
(5th)
tongues
Archon's Door
Once per day, if an archon sees another creature cast
dimension door
, it can cast an innate
dimension door
(heightened to 5th level) within 1 round to attempt to follow that creature to the maximum distance of the archon’s
dimension door
. If the archon’s
dimension door
has enough distance, the archon appears the same distance and direction from the creature as before either used
dimension door
.
Flame of Justice
(
divine
,
evocation
) A legion archon’s spirit of righteousness manifests in its hands as a mighty two-handed sword called the flame of justice. A legion archon can throw its flame of justice as a ranged weapon. If disarmed or thrown, the flame of justice vanishes after landing or dealing damage and reappears in the legion archon’s hands again instantly. On a critical hit, the fire damage from the flame of justice deals maximum damage (6 on the d6) before being doubled for the critical hit, and the target takes 1d10 persistent fire damage.
All Monsters in "
Archon
"
Name
Level
Horned Archon
4
Lantern Archon
1
Legion Archon
7
Shield Archon
10
Archon
Source
Bestiary pg. 26
Archons are guardians of Heaven and enemies of chaos and evil. They openly fight back the spread of fiends but also quietly nurture the seeds of virtue within mortals, teaching the denizens of the Material Plane how to act with honor and integrity, enact just laws, and cast off sin and temptation.
Archons live in the immense seven-tiered mountain of Heaven. They manifest in the Garden at the mountain’s peak from mortal souls who answer a mysterious voice. There they swear to forever serve the cause of justice and transform into their new archon forms. Intensely orderly in their metamorphosis, new archons begin as lantern archons or other lesser forms, transforming into ever-greater archons as their virtue and achievements grow. Each archon represents a particular virtue, such as hope, charity, justice, or courage, and they gain strength in the presence of mortals who exemplify this virtue. Due to their extremely lawful nature, archons sometimes find themselves at odds with azatas.
Archon Aesthetics
While archons do not seek to gather or maintain wealth, they do appreciate beauty and art, and their domains are often decorated with valuable crafts and creative works. Their armor and weapons are similarly ornate, and they always clean and polish their gear after battle. Archons value order—and thus tidiness—in all things.
Archon Divinities
As with angels and azatas, the most powerful of archons are a caste of demigods known collectively as empyreal lords. Each archon empyreal lord is a unique and powerful creature that keeps a domain somewhere in Heaven and is worshipped on Material Plane worlds. Archon divinities serve a variety of goals and focus on different aspects of righteousness. Some, such as Zohls, hold influence over the pursuit of truth and determined investigations, while others, like Damerrich, the demigod of executions, emphasize the punishment of unrepentant wrongdoers and seek to obliterate evil in all its forms.
Archon Locations
While commonly found in Heaven, archons can also be encountered on the fiendish planes in their endless crusade against evil. On the Material Plane they are usually encountered as advisors or saviors to those in need.
Other Archons
Many other archons than those presented here patrol Heaven or crusade in the fiendish planes, including the resolute hound archon soldiers and sentinels, and the supreme bastion archons, who rank among Heaven’s most powerful defenders.